3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

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3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Active	28 May 1869-present
Country	Canada
Branch	Army
Type	Field Artillery
Size	One Regiment
Part of	Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Garrison/HQ	St. John, New Brunswick
Nickname(s)	The Loyal Company
Motto(s)	Ubique. Quo fas et gloria ducunt. (Everywhere. Whither right and glory lead)
March	Quick: British Grenadiers

The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in St. John, New Brunswick. It is part of the 5th Canadian Division's 37 Canadian Brigade Group.

Allocated Batteries[]

89th Field Battery, RCA
115th Field Battery, RCA^[1]

Lineage[]

3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA[]

Originated 28 May 1869 in Saint John, New Brunswick, as the New Brunswick Brigade of Garrison Artillery
Redesignated 1 January 1893 as the New Brunswick Battalion of Garrison Artillery
Redesignated 1 January 1895 as the 3rd "New Brunswick Battalion" of Garrison Artillery
Redesignated 28 December 1895 3rd "New Brunswick" Regiment of Garrison Artillery
Redesignated 2 April 1907 as the 3rd "New Brunswick" Regiment (Heavy Brigade)
Redesignated 2 May 1910 as the 3rd "New Brunswick" Heavy Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery
Redesignated 15 April 1912 as the 3rd "New Brunswick" Regiment, CGA
Redesignated 2 February 1920 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Brigade, CA
Redesignated 9 1 July 1925 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Brigade, CA
Redesignated 1 March 1930 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Brigade, CA (The Loyal Company of Artillery)
Redesignated 3 June 1935 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery)
Redesignated 15 April 1938 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery)
Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 3rd (Reserve) (New Brunswick) Coast Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery)
Redesignated 21 September 1945 as the 3rd (Reserve) (New Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery)
Redesignated 1 April 1946 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 29 April 1948 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 22 August 1955 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
Amalgamated 1 September 1959 with the 23rd Medium Anti- Aircraft Regiment, RCA, retaining its designation as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 12 April 1960 as the 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 10 December 1962 as the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company), RCA
Redesignated 20 November 1975 as the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA^[2]

23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA[]

Originated 15 February 1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick as the 9th Mounted Brigade Headquarters
Converted 15 December 1936 to artillery and redesignated as the 23rd Field Brigade, RCA
Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 23rd (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
Redesignated 1 September 1943 as the 23rd (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 1 April 1946 as the 23rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 22 August 1955 as the 23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
Amalgamated 1 September 1959 with the 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA^[3]

Perpetuations[]

War of 1812[]

1st Battalion, Charlotte County Regiment
2nd Battalion, Charlotte County Regiment

The Great War[]

3rd Brigade, CGA, CEF
No. 4 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
No. 6 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF^[4]

Operational History[]

Afghanistan[]

Members of the regiment fought with the Canadian Task Forces that served in Afghanistan from 2002-2014.

Order of precedence[]

Preceded by 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Succeeded by 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA of Royal Canadian Artillery

External links[]

3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Official Homepage

References[]

↑ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
↑ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
↑ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
↑ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

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[1] Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

[2] Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

[3] Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

[4] Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

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